noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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ärchərē
/ˈɑɹt͡ʃəɹiː/
/ˈɑːt͡ʃəɹiː/
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CMU ARPABET:AA1 R CH ER0 IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The practice or sport of shooting arrows with a bow.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A group of archers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
the sport of shooting arrows with a bow
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sport, athletics
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2erkw- Proto-Indo-European *h2erkwos Proto-Italic *arkuos Latin arcus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin arcuārius Vulgar Latin *arcārius Old French archier Old French archeriebor. Middle English archerie English archery From Middle English archerie, from Old French archerie, from archier (“archer”). Equivalent to archer + -ery.
Across languages
Translations
66 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
boogskiet
— the practice
Afrikaans:
boogskut
— the practice
Arabic:
رِمَايَة
(rimāya)
— the practice
Armenian:
նետաձգություն
(netajgutʻyun)
— the practice
Azerbaijani:
oxatma
— the practice
Belarusian:
стральба́ з лу́ка
(stralʹbá z lúka)
— the practice
Bulgarian:
стрелба́ с лък
(strelbá s lǎk)
— the practice
Catalan:
tir amb arc
— the practice
Chinese Mandarin:
箭術 /箭术
(jiànshù)
— the practice
Chinese Mandarin:
射箭
(shèjiàn)
— the practice
Czech:
lukostřelba
— the practice
Danish:
bueskydning
— the practice
Dutch:
boogschieten
— the practice
Estonian:
vibusport
— the practice
Ewe:
aŋutrɔdada
— the practice
Finnish:
jousiammunta
— the practice
French:
tir à l'arc
— the practice
French:
archerie
— the practice
Georgian:
მშვილდოსნობა
(mšvildosnoba)
— the practice
German:
Bogenschießen
— the practice
Greek:
τοξοβολία
(toxovolía)
— the practice
Ancient Greek:
τοξεία
(toxeía)
— the practice
Hindi:
धनुर्विद्या
(dhanurvidyā)
— the practice
Hindi:
तीरंदाज़ी
(tīrandāzī)
— the practice
Hungarian:
íjászat
— the practice
Indonesian:
panahan
— the practice
Italian:
tiro con l'arco
— the practice
Japanese:
弓道
(kyūdō)
— the practice
Japanese:
弓術
(kyūjutsu)
— the practice
Japanese:
アーチェリー
(ācherī)
— the practice
Kazakh:
садақ ату
(sadaq atu)
— the practice
Korean:
궁도
(gungdo)
— the practice
Korean:
궁술
(gungsul)
— the practice
Korean:
양궁
(yanggung)
— the practice
Latvian:
loka šaušana
— the practice
Macedonian:
стреличарство
(streličarstvo)
— the practice
Maltese:
dwell
— the practice
Mongolian:
харваа
(xarvaa)
— the practice
Norwegian Bokmål:
bueskyting
— the practice
Norwegian Nynorsk:
bogeskyting
— the practice
Occitan:
tir amb arc
— the practice
Persian:
تیراندازی با کمان
— the practice
Polish:
łucznictwo
— the practice
Portuguese:
arco e flecha
— the practice
Russian:
стрельба́ из лу́ка
(strelʹbá iz lúka)
— the practice
Scottish Gaelic:
boghadaireachd
— the practice
Serbo-Croatian:
стрѐлича̄рство
— the practice
Serbo-Croatian:
strèličārstvo
— the practice
Slovak:
lukostrelectvo
— the practice
Slovene:
lokostrelstvo
— the practice
Spanish:
arquería
— the practice
Spanish:
tiro con arco
— the practice
Swedish:
bågskjutning
— the practice
Tamil:
வில்லாண்மை
(villāṇmai)
— the practice
Tamil:
விற்கலை
(viṟkalai)
— the practice
Tamil:
வில்வித்தை
(vilvittai)
— the practice
Telugu:
విలువిద్య
(viluvidya)
— the practice
Thai:
การยิงธนู
(kār ying ṭhnū)
— the practice
Turkish:
okçuluk
— the practice
Ukrainian:
стрільба́ з лу́ка
(strilʹbá z lúka)
— the practice
Vietnamese:
bắn cung
— the practice
Welsh:
saethyddiaeth
— the practice
Chinese Mandarin:
射箭隊 /射箭队
(shèjiàn duì)
— a group of archers
Chinese Mandarin:
弓箭手隊 /弓箭手队
(gōngjiànshǒu duì)
— a group of archers